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Black and white. Substance over form. Just win, baby. As a leader of a commercial cleaning company and a father of 5 children, I struggle with the WINNING is the only thing mentality. While I understand there has to be…

At one point in time I weighed 293 pounds. It was right around the time that my second set of twins, Teddy and Anthony, were being baptized. I looked at an overweight priest and thought to myself, “He doesn’t look…

“What are you doing tonight?” “I don’t know, why?” “Well, I thought you could help me with…” “Oh, I forgot I have to bathe the dog tonight, sorry.” What is it about commitment that makes us tense up? Is it…

When you are dealing with people, conflict is inevitable. As the father of twins (2 sets) I find this topic fascinating. There are usually at least two differing opinions on each topic. This is mine, no its mine. Give it,…

Patrick Lencioni tells us in The 5 Dysfunctions of a Team that the first building block is trust. Without it no team can go any further than the first block. Do you trust your teammates? Do you trust your coaches?…

Working hard at something is an art. Or is it a science? Or is it a mentality? I recently finished reading a Larry Bird book. He is the former basketball player who, along with Magic Johnson, are credited with saving…

I once went to a leadership class in Washington D.C. taught by Dr. Gerald Bell. He even printed on the graduation diplomas, “To listen or not to listen”. Hmmm sounds like that might be the question. I speak Spanish as…

As an entrepreneurial minded type A, I have never been bothered by change. In fact, my wife says that I crave it. Sometimes I will drive a different route to work, even though the easiest and fastest way is about…